The county says their government offices will not be open Monday, but will reopen Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Madison County Central School opened on Saturday as a shelter for residents needing somewhere to go.

The district is among the first to cancel schools ahead of the storm.

These closings affect all students and staff in the Lexington Three attendance area and are also applicable to all after-school programs, scheduled athletic practices or games, and classes/events at the Lifelong Learning Center.

Several schools in our area will be closed on Monday due to the potential of severe weather associated with Hurricane Irma.

All Cherokee County schools will be closed on Monday.

Fed Vice Chairman Fischer to resign for personal reasons
Trump criticized Yellen's low-interest rate policies during the campaign but has tempered his comments since the election. Fischer said his resignation will take effect October 13 and cited " personal reasons " for his departure.

"Today, I am directing the closure of all public schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices for their normal activities effective Friday through Monday, to ensure we have every space available for sheltering and staging", Gov. Scott said.

Phillip Milano, JU News Director, sent a statement, which reads in part, "The campus is being fully prepared around the clock in the event of inclement weather from Irma".

Florida SouthWestern State College will be closed through Wednesday.

University of Florida in Gainesville said it's expecting to know more later on Tuesday, but has not yet gotten back to News4Jax with details.

The University of Central Florida was also looking at a number of possibilities on Tuesday.

Nova Southeastern University said all classes will be canceled, effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

A attractive weekend ahead, tracking Hurricane Irma too
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Cincinnati falls to MI 36-14
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US Open champion Sloane Stephens
And for the most part, it's only been Serena Williams , who gave birth to her first child on September 1st and isn't competing. Due to the foot injury and Surgery, Stephens 957th ranked sidelined for about 11 months and this year entered the U.S. open. 9/10/2017

Narendra Modi visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar
Rakhine state is the starting point of $484-million Kaladan multi-modal transport projects that aim to connect Myanmar to India. The Prime Minister also said that future Indian projects would be in line with Myanmar's needs and priorities. 9/08/2017

NASA sees Tropical Storm Katia develop near Mexico's east coast
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said the storm is expected to stay off the coast of Mexico through Friday morning. Category 5 Hurricane Irma is churning in the Caribbean and Hurricane Jose formed Wednesday in the open waters of the Atlantic. 9/07/2017

United States reasserts 'ironclad' commitment to defend S.Korea
The four remaining launchers have been on standby at an unidentified US base in South Korea, pending the alliance's decision. Hours earlier, the South's Defense Minister Song Young-moo had phone talks with his American counterpart James Mattis. 9/07/2017

Sharapova's US Open ends; Williams faces Kvitova in quarters
So probably in my mind was just there, thinking about it. "I came here without any expectations", the 13th-seeded Kvitova said. But the vocal NY crowd will likely throw its support behind the American, who won the tournament in 2000 and 2001. 9/06/2017

USA flies bombers, fighters in show of force against N. Korea
On Tuesday, North Korea provoked worldwide alarm after it fired a mid-range missile over the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Ren Guoqiang told reporters that all parties should exercise restraint and avoid words and actions that escalate tension. 9/05/2017

Florida State QB Francois out for season
Hurts answered those doubters in the second quarter when he hit receiver Calvin Ridley in stride for a 53-yard touchdown pass. The Seminoles, meanwhile, will host Louisiana-Monroe hoping that their young quarterback will be available. 9/05/2017